Pictures: Orlando power brokers

CaptionJim Pugh

Orlando Sentinel

He made his money as a developer and remains chairman of Epoch Properties, but he has built his influence through philanthropy. The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts never would have been built if not for his doggedness and the millions he has donated; he is the chairman of the effort...

He made his money as a developer and remains chairman of Epoch Properties, but he has built his influence through philanthropy. The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts never would have been built if not for his doggedness and the millions he has donated; he is the chairman of the effort... (Orlando Sentinel)

He is senior managing director of Tavistock Group, owner of the prestigious Isleworth and Lake Nona neighborhoods. Tavistock wielded the clout to land the Sanford-Burnham research center, and the VA and Nemours hospitals.

He is senior managing director of Tavistock Group, owner of the prestigious Isleworth and Lake Nona neighborhoods. Tavistock wielded the clout to land the Sanford-Burnham research center, and the VA and Nemours hospitals.

She chairs See Art Orlando, the public-private community project hatched with Mayor Buddy Dyer that placed large public art sculptures downtown. Quigley is firmly entrenched in the Orlando art world: she is chairwoman of the Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs Advisory Council, which...

She chairs See Art Orlando, the public-private community project hatched with Mayor Buddy Dyer that placed large public art sculptures downtown. Quigley is firmly entrenched in the Orlando art world: she is chairwoman of the Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs Advisory Council, which...

He is president of the University of Central Florida, the state's largest public university and the second-largest public university in the United States. Under his leadership, UCF has evolved from a commuter school in Orlando to a major research university with about 60,000 students, 10...

He is president of the University of Central Florida, the state's largest public university and the second-largest public university in the United States. Under his leadership, UCF has evolved from a commuter school in Orlando to a major research university with about 60,000 students, 10...

As president of League of Women Voters of Florida, she leads a group dedicated to a fair elections process. The League has played in key role in election and campaign finance reform in the past few years, in part because of Macnab's leadership on those issues.

As president of League of Women Voters of Florida, she leads a group dedicated to a fair elections process. The League has played in key role in election and campaign finance reform in the past few years, in part because of Macnab's leadership on those issues.

Politicians aren't the only people who wield clout in Orlando. In no particular order, here is an admittedly limited sampling of unelected power brokers in the region. They are people who make things in happen in business, the arts and in the community, and sometimes behind the scenes in...Mark Skoneki